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@@ -2138,9 +2138,19 @@ v:scrollstart String describing the script or function that caused the
*v:servername* *servername-variable*
v:servername Primary listen-address of the current Nvim instance, the first
item returned by |serverlist()|. Can be set by |--listen| or
- |$NVIM_LISTEN_ADDRESS| at startup. |serverstart()| |serverstop()|
+ |$NVIM_LISTEN_ADDRESS| (deprecated) at startup.
+ See also |serverstart()| |serverstop()|.
Read-only.
+ *$NVIM*
+ $NVIM is set by |terminal| and |jobstart()|, and is thus
+ a hint that the current environment is a subprocess of Nvim.
+ Example: >
+ if $NVIM
+ echo nvim_get_chan_info(v:parent)
+ endif
+
+< Note the contents of $NVIM may change in the future.
v:searchforward *v:searchforward* *searchforward-variable*
Search direction: 1 after a forward search, 0 after a